I have used several binary options brokers over the last 12-14 months. I would say that all and all marketsworld are the most reliable, trustworthy best broker. They are licensed in the UK which is reassuring. This is really high risk high reward trading, all or nothing, so as a single mum I am not sure binary options are necessarily the answer, you can win or lose, I have had hot streaks and made several thousand in a day and then next day lose it all. But in terms of brokers marketsworld is definitely not a scam they are registered and operate with a British license, they also pay out the highest rates of return, so if you are going to trade in binaries, I would give them a shot above any other broker, they offer a demo account with no deposit required which is a nice plus so you can demo the platform fro yourself. Best of luck. D